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Jackson, Mississippi - The "City with Soul", known for friendly people, historic sites, and vibrant music scene

Jackson is the capital and largest city in Mississippi, with a population of 539,057 in 2010. The City of Jackson was founded in 1821 at the site of a trading post situated on a bluff on the west bank of the Pearl River. The slogan for the city is "Jackson, Mississippi: City with Soul." It has had numerous musicians prominent in blues, gospel and jazz, and was known for decades for its illegal nightclubs on the Gold Coast; one site has been designated for the Mississippi Blues Trail. Jackson is home to several major industries including electrical equipment and machinery, processed food, and primary and fabricated metal products.

To get up-to-date road information, go to the Mississippi DOT site. And to find out current weather conditions in the Jackson region, go to the National Weather Service site. 

The crowded roadways of Jackson contribute to accidents in the region

Interstate highways:

Interstate 20 Runs east-west from near El Paso, Texas to Florence, South Carolina. Jackson is roughly halfway between Dallas and Atlanta. The highway is six lanes from Interstate 220 to MS 468 in Pearl.

Interstate 55 Runs north-south from Chicago through Jackson towards Brookhaven, McComb, and the Louisiana state line to New Orleans. Jackson is roughly halfway between New Orleans and Memphis, Tennessee. 

Interstate 220 Connects Interstates 55 and 20 on the north and west sides of the city and is four lanes throughout its route.

U.S. highways:

U.S. Highway 49 Runs north-south from the Arkansas state line at Lula via Clarksdale and Yazoo City, towards Hattiesburg and Gulfport. It bypasses the city via I-20 and I-220.

U.S. Highway 51 Known in Jackson as State Street, it roughly parallels Interstate 55 from the I-20/I-55 western split to downtown. It multiplexes with I-55 from Pearl/Pascagoula St northward to County Line Road, where the two highways split.

U.S. Highway 80 Roughly parallels Interstate 20.

State highways:

Mississippi Highway 18 Runs southwest towards Raymond and Port Gibson; southeast towards Bay Springs and Quitman.

Mississippi Highway 25 Some parts of this road are known as Lakeland Drive such as Jackson & Flowood, which runs northeast towards Carthage and Starkville.

Here is information on the most recent accidents in Jackson:

• Jackson car accidents
• Jackson motorcycle accidents
• Jackson pedestrian accidents
• Jackson train accidents
• Jackson commercial truck accidents
• Jackson boat accidents

If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Jackson, go to the link above for the accident type you are seeking. 

If you know someone who has been injured in a Jackson accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:

• St. Dominic Hospital;
• University of Mississippi Medical Center;
• Baptist Medical Center.

Grief support information for accident victims in Jackson

When a loved one is killed in a motor-vehicle accident, it is often helpful for grieving family and friends to get help from a grief support organization. It can be comforting to talk with others going through a similar situation, and the road to recovering from the loss may go more smoothly. Go here to get information on Jackson grief support.

Legal information for accident victims in Jackson

When injury or death is the result of a motor-vehicle crash, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?